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Between Foxrock And A Hard Place – Review

It’s the latest stage adaptation of Paul Howard’s eponymous south Dublin anti-hero Ross O’ Carroll Kelly, womaniser, wasted Rugby talent and ungrateful sponger extraordinaire, a comedy foil created to showcase the worst aspects of Ireland’s booming Celtic Tiger years. Ross … Continue reading

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Fontenoy

How many of these decisive battles involve England or France? Name: The Battle of Fontenoy The War: The War of the Austrian Succession When:  11 May 1745 Where: Outside the town of Fontenoy, a few miles south-east of the city … Continue reading

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It Is Not War #2: Sharpe’s Eagle

Disclaimer: I have a feeling I’ll be putting a lot of these up before “It Is Not War” posts. Anyway, the vast majority of what I’m planning on covering in this series are big budget type stuff, the kind of … Continue reading

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